Miss Jean McMaster Details Indochina Life For BPW Club
Miss Jean McMaster vice consul in Indochina described life abroad to Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club at First Presbyterian Church. She recalled climate, transport by pedal bike, embassy staff compounds, exotic foods, Chinese business culture, and Christmas celebrations abroad. The meeting included program changes, a nursing scholarship plan, and plans for the district meeting in Ironton and local parade participation.
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Middleport
Jean McMaster
Indochina
Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club
First Presbyterian Church
McMaster
Middleport High School
Harry McMaster
Sixth Ave Man Receives Emergency Care in Middleport
MIDDLEPORT C M Baker of Sixth Ave was treated yesterday around 4 p.m. by the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department and transported to Meigs General Hospital. A physician suspected a heart condition. Baker is chief dispatcher at Grafton, West Virginia, and father of Edison and John Baker and Mrs. Joe Hindy.
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Middleport
C. M. Baker
S. Sixth Ave
Meigs General Hospital
Baker
Grafton
W. Va
Edison
John Baker
Baker Furniture
Joe Hindy
Parcel Post Sale Planners Meet in Middleport
The Parcel Post Sale committee for Middleport High School auditorium event meets with Mrs. Arthur Skinner president of the Band Boosters Club on Thursday at 2 30 p m. Musicians and dancers slated for the talent hour rehearse after school Thursday at the high school.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Kate Smith
Arthur Skinner
Band Boosters Club
Local Moves and Visits Across Gallia and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Frederick Dixon and Linda. Mrs. J. L. Clark and granddaughter. Wealthy Clark of Athens visited Mrs. Clark’s sister-in-law Mrs. Mary Jividen. Hattie Curtis visited Gal llpolis. Iva Wolfe visited Freda Fields and her mother in Syracuse. Edward Howes and Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jividen with children and others visited Dr. Jividen’s parents. Dale and Paula Hart spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hart. Mrs. Owen Watson joined Grace Jividen in Mineville for a visit Wednesday. Charles Norris, training at Fort Knox, spent the weekend with his parents prior to entering radio school. Corbit Creek family moved to Emmy Au property. Mayford Harris visited Ravenswood relatives.
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Racine
Frederick Dixon
Linda
J. L. Clark
Grandaughter
Clark
Athens
Mary Jiiden
Hattie Curtis
Gallipolis
Iva Wolfe
Freda Fields
Syracuse
Harold Weatherholt
Mary Jividen
Edward Howes
Charles Jividen
Tommy
Ellen
Ernest Foreman
Jividen
Clark Jividen
Linley Hart
Dale
Paula
Earl Hart
Owen Watson
Grace Jividen
Mineville
Wedness
Wallace Weaver
Eber Hayman
Parkersburg
W. Va
Charles Norris
Fort Knox
Freeland Norris
Corbit Creek
Jennie Holfer
Emmy Au
Mayford Harris
Conrad McCoy
Ravenswood
Enrollment In Pomeroy Schools Edges Up Overall
Enrollment in the Pomeroy school system reached 781 on the first day, up from 779 last year as announced by Superintendent Charles Gibbs. Sugar Run School shows 151 pupils, down 14 from 165. Central School 179 up from 176. junior high 212, down from 227. senior high 239, up from 211.
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Pomeroy
Charles Gibbs
Sugar Run School
Pomeroy Personal Notes of Weekend Visits
Pomeroy residents share weekend visits with relatives and friends across Ohio. Columbus guests include Miss Majel Lee and J Milner and the Birchers houseguests from Columbus. Akron and Gallipolis visitors stop by with relatives here. Several locals travel to Dayton Charleston and Jamestown while some move residences and nurses train in Gallipolis.
Middleport couple unites in ceremony at First Baptist Church
Miss Nora Knopp daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Knopp Park St and AKAM William Swisher son of Mr and Mrs Paul Swisher Hysell St were married Saturday evening at the First Baptist Church Middleport The double ring ceremony at 6 o clock was conducted by Rev Claremont E Hoyt The bride wore a beige two piece model with navy accessories a red carnations corsage The attendants were the bride’s brother in law and sister Mrs Harol Vogelsong of Ironton and Mrs Vogelsong wore a navy ensemble The mothers wore white carnations The reception followed at the Little House Immediate family members witnessed the ceremony and joined the reception The couple will stay in Middleport until Swisher’s leave ends Sept 28 before he returns to Guantanamo Bay Cuba He will report to the base Swisher a Middleport High School graduate has been in the U S Navy since 1951 and is stationed at Guantanamo His wife to be continues her work as secretary in the school office Nora is a Middleport High School graduate.
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Middleport
Nora Knopp
Frank Knopp
Park St
Akam William Swisher
Fleet Air Force
Paul Swisher
Hysell St
First Baptist Church
Claremont E. Hoyt
Harol Vogelsong
Ironton
Vogelsong
Little House
John Fultz
Swisher
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Miss Knopp
Middleport High School
Hawkins Family Labor Day Picnic Plans at Fortification Hill
Mr and Mrs John Hawkins Jr plan a Labor Day family gathering at Fortification Hill Gallipolis with guests including their daughters Juanita and Lula Russell and Russell Roush along with Mr and Mrs Franklin Ginther.
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Middleport
John Hawkins
Fortification Hill
Gallipolis
Hawkins
Juanita
Franklin Ginther
Ginther
Lula Russell
Russell Roush
First Baptist Church hosts national Baptist women council event
In Middleport a sanctuary service at First Baptist marked the B H Sanborn Missionary Society's affiliation with the National Council of American Baptist Women. Mrs Charles Bennett presided as Rev Claremont E Hoyt gave the opening prayer. Officers spoke on duties and society work.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
B H Sanborn Missionary Society
Society of the National Counscil of American Baptist Women
Charles Bennett
C. P. Bradbury
Harry Cross
Lothe
Claremont E. Hoyt
Edison Baker
Bennett
G. G. Werner
James Pullen
Christian Service
A. R. Pullen
H. M. Cross
White Cross
J. Q Rice
Christian Social Relations
Willis Anthony
Christian Training
John Mayer
Sauer Family Celebrates 69th Birthday in Middleport
George Sauer marked his 69th birthday on Labor Day at his Powell Street home. Family guests included Harold Sauer, Richard Sauer and their spouses, and the Rev. Howard E. Ruppelt. Mrs. Sauer prepared a chicken dinner and birthday gifts and cards were exchanged.
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Middleport
George Sauer
Labor Day
Powell St
Surprise 15th Birthday Party in Middleport
A surprise birthday gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ginther celebrated Juanita Hawkins's 15th birthday, a Middport High School sophomore and majorette. Guests included many classmates and relatives. games, gifts, ice cream, cake, and pink green decorations framed the event with punch served by Mrs. John Hawkins Jr and helpers from local families.
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Middleport
Franklin Ginther
Linda Grimm
Helen Cline
Russell Roush
Kenneth Murray
David Hindy
Freddie Cline
Eddie Kitchen
Jim van Cooney
Billy
John Young
John Hawkins, Jr
Ginther
Lula Russell
Charles Murray
Hank Young
Pomeroy
Pageant OKed by Meigs County Sesquicentennial Panel
The Meigs County Sesquicentennial Planning Committee met at the courthouse with J. H. Grate presiding. T. R. Cowie presented a pageant on 150 years of county progress and received approval. Next meeting set for Tuesday to finalize plans with local leaders and cultural organizers.
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Middleport — Planning Committee
Meigs County
J. H. Grate
T. R. Cowie
John Hardy
Hardy
Don Tuite
Cochairman
William Childs
Chamber of Commerce
A. V. Howell
The
Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society
C. N. Jones
Ruth Francis
Wheeler Drake
Harold Hawk
Francis H. Klein
Presidents as Sons of Ministers in Gospel Roots
The note states that Presidents Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson were sons of ministers in the gospel. It links their family line to religious leaders and suggests a shared spiritual heritage among these leaders.
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Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
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Miss McMaster
Orient
Far East
Milady
E. O. Ball
International Relations Committee
C. B. Forrest
Hubert Mace
Marguerite Durst
Nellie Zerkle
L. E. Reynolds
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Charles McMaster
H. Qo, Ewing
M. L. French
R. O. Fowler
Robert Harris
John B. Downing
Sally Schaaf
Habe Wadell
Ohio Valley
Portis
Ohio
Collins Jewelry
East Main St
Pomeroy, Ohio
ST. Regis
Stetson
Homburg
Clothing House
Sixth Ave
Frigidaire
Florence
Pomeroy Personals
Majel Lee
J . Milner
Columbus
Garen Roush
Sharlene
Piqua
Charles Ewing
Akron
J. O. Roedel
Clarence Boster
Barbara Wehring
Marilyn Davis
Pomeroy High School
Lemuel Bircher
Martha
Paul
Grant
Fred Bircher
Clarence Rupe
St. Petersburg
Fla
Howard Seidenable
Pine Grove
William Cooper
Torrance
Calif
Dan White
William Grate
Jimmy
Charleston
William Baker
Edwin Baker
Hillis Thompson
Pittsburgh
C. E. Nease
Thelma Wildermuth
Dayton
Clara Wildermuth
Cecil Evans
Nelsonville
Ross Evans
Agnes Swisher
Wayne Swisher
Ves Ieee
Middleport Social Notes
Clifford Stumbo
Sara D. Hartley
Paul Smart
Clifford Hayes
Fielding
Florence Bush
Beulah White Darst
Love Joy Circle
David Darst Jr
John Kauff
Frank Cheesebrew
Florinel Talbott
Frances Beards
Clarence Clark
Liberty Theatre
Voice of the Theatre
Ronald Regan
Rhonda Fleming
Estellta
Noah Beery
Grant Withers
Jarman’s
Marco Polo
Hartley & Bennett
Shoe Store
Bob Hope
Marilyn Maxwell
the Lemon Drop Kid
Wendell Carey
McDonald Carey
Missouri
James Brothers
Joan Crawford
Bruce Bennett
John Hodiak
John Derek
Tomahawk Gap
Phillips
Otto Ome
Meigs
Chariton Heston
Jack Palance
Katy Juardo Milburn Stone
Mary Sinclair
Brian Keith
the Girl Next Door
Dan Dailey
June Haver
Dennis Day
Billy Gray
Cara Williams
Androcles
the Lion
Tripoli
Becky
Middleport, Ohio
Stark’s Pharmacy
Walgreen Agency Drug Store
Epsom Salts
Keller
Everready
Saybrooks Tonic
Mennen
Gillette
Olafsen
U.S. Marine
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